Comments on: HomeSeer HS-WS100+ & HS-WD100+ Review and SmartThings Device Handlershttp://darwinsden.com/homeseer100plus/
Smart home automation system reviews - Independent, hopefully unbiased, and always opinionated.Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:51:13 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.1By: Darwin's Denhttp://darwinsden.com/homeseer100plus/#comment-3639
Tue, 04 Jul 2017 20:39:52 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-3639Hi Tariq. This has been a common request, but unfortunately, HomeSeer does not currently provide a way to directly control the behavior of the dimmer LED’s. There have been a few request to HomeSeer to add this capability to their firmware, and if they happen to get around to doing it, I will update the DH to support it.

In the meantime, HomeSeer suggests setting the dimmer level to 1% immediately whenever the switch is detected as turned off so that the bottom LED will be lit (and hope that a 1% dim level on your light is not noticeable). You could try doing this with CoRE, or modify the DH to do this, but to me it just sounds like it could cause more trouble and unexpected side effects than it’s worth without the firmware to properly support it.

Posted this over on your ST community link but figured it would be equally nice to keep your own page active as well 🙂

Amazing device handler! Wanted to thank you for the hard work and making all these advanced options available to the community.

Is there a way to mess around with how the LED indicators on the switch work? I’m used to my GE dimmers that have that little night-light LED that comes on when the switch is turned off. I would like the lowest indicator LED on the HomeSeer to stay lit when lights go off….is that possible at all from a Device Handler perspective?

Thanks!

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Thu, 09 Mar 2017 22:05:40 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2667I’m having the exact opposite issue. The dimmer works fine but the switches doesn’t give me the option to assign the different actions.
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Fri, 24 Feb 2017 22:20:17 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2478Thanks for the info! I appreciate it!
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Fri, 24 Feb 2017 14:39:24 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2472Hi Will. For non-HomeSeer software users, HomeSeer has suggested in their forum to download the HS3 software and run it as a trial to perform a firmware update if needed. You will need a HomeSeer SmartStick or other Z-Wave interface.
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Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:52:52 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2467Hello! I just received some of these dimmers today and I am yet install them. I plan on using the these devices handlers and it sounds like you did a fantastic job! I wanted to verify something in your last post. I am using the ST hub v2 and if I am reading this correctly I can download and Install the HS Controller software and pick up the $40 dollar z wave stick from His in order to update the firmware if need be? I hope this is true I have been looking for this answer all evening 🙂
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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 14:40:31 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2180Unfortunately, there is no way to update the firmware with the SmartThings Hub. You’ll need the HomeSeer controller software and either a HomeSeer hub or a Z-Wave stick. Good to hear they’ll send a replacement. From what I’ve seen, they support this switch very well regardless of which Hub is being used, and have been very supportive of these SmartThings device handlers.
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Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:12:51 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2172The dimmer switch is very close (in the same room) as the hub. I’ve tried Z wave repair. I contacted Homeseer and the switch has firmware 5.7 which is older. They are currently on 5.14 for dimmer. I wonder if you can update the switch firmware via ST as I don’t have a Homeseer hub? Thanks, if not I’ll just send the switch back and make sure they send me one with 5.14 installed so the handler will work correctly
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Wed, 08 Feb 2017 20:10:13 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2169Mike, you may be on to something questioning the 5.7 firmware version. That doesn’t seem correct to me either, unless HomeSeer made an undocumented large increment in their versions. You might want to contact HomeSeer support with a question on that firmware version. They are usually very responsive and helpful.

Another possibility could be a z-wave mesh issue or connectivity issue with your hub. By chance, is the dimmer located farther away from your hub than your other devices? If there is an issue here, a z-wave repair might give additional insights. Good luck!

]]>By: mike smithhttp://darwinsden.com/homeseer100plus/#comment-2154
Wed, 08 Feb 2017 00:12:58 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2154Thanks sir, all checks out, the app on my android phone looks just like your screenshot. I had zero issues with setting up the WS100+ and the firmware on the app (which looks just like yours) says the firmware (of the switch I assume) says 5.7. On the WS100+ it says 5.16… I’ve removed the switch and firmware time and time and time again… nothing… could it be that Homeseer sent me a switch with an incorrect firmware? I used the device handler code from the link below. I assume you copy and paste all the lines of code starting with line one or the lines that are in bold or does it matter?

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Sun, 05 Feb 2017 17:01:54 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2120Hi Mike. It sounds as if SmartThings may be using the stock Z-Wave dimmer device handler instead of this custom HS-WD100+ device handler code. Possibly the dimmer handler code didn’t end up installing correctly or just wasn’t associated correctly to the dimmer. In the SmartThings IDE “My Device Handlers” tab, verify that there is a “darwinsden : WD100+ Dimmer” that has “Button” listed in the capabilities column. In the IDE “My Devices” tab, select and edit your switch to verify and ensure that it is using this device handler. The GUI on your mobile app for the dimmer should look the the image shown in this post. Hope this helps. Let me know how it goes.
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Sun, 05 Feb 2017 17:00:05 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2119Ok, well now the double tap options work from the APP ONLY when physically pressing the switch for double/triple tap functions on the SWITCH it doesn’t work… Initially nothing would work UNTIL I pressed the “configure” button in the ST app and then the app starts functioning BUT the switch still doesn’t work. When I press the configure button the firmware changes from “–” to “5.7” I don’t think this is right and is what is causing the problem with the physical switch not working… any ideas??? I thought the firmware on the WD-100+ was supposed to 5.16 just like on my operational WS-100+.

Thanks!

]]>By: mike smithhttp://darwinsden.com/homeseer100plus/#comment-2114
Sun, 05 Feb 2017 14:02:10 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2114Hey, I used your script for the WS 100+ and it works perfectly! Thanks! I have tried to use the WD 100+ and the handler loads but when I go to assign different button taps (1-8) it doesn’t let me assign a button, it just keeps giving me the WD 100+ switch itself as the option and not “button 1-8” could there be something wrong with the code or with my process? It works just fine for the switch, but not for the dimmer…
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Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:51:50 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2069Hi Sean. Which device are you experiencing issues with – the WD100+ dimmer or the WS100+ switch? When you look at the device UI in the mobile app, do you see the Tap-up/Tap-down indication on the main tile? Does the “Recently” tab entries give any indication of a button 7 or 8 press?
]]>By: Seanhttp://darwinsden.com/homeseer100plus/#comment-2067
Thu, 02 Feb 2017 08:39:27 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-2067Thank you for your recent update to include the button events for single up and down presses in Smartthings. Unfortunately, when I try to use those buttons in CoRE, they are not showing up as events in IDE Live Logging. Any idea why Smartthings is not handling them as button presses?
]]>By: Patrickhttp://darwinsden.com/homeseer100plus/#comment-1969
Fri, 27 Jan 2017 22:06:32 +0000http://darwinsden.com/?p=4160#comment-1969Thank you for this amazing write-up and IDE. I am currently using your IDE for the WD-100+ (installed the IDE around January 14, 2017).

Unfortunately I’m running into the same issue that Bobby had in August 2016. I am not able to dim past 60%. I can force it below if i’m persistent, and keep trying to dim it, but it’ll immediately brighten back up to 60%.

I’m going to try re-installing the IDE this weekend, in case I screwed something up. Just thought I’d mention it in case you might have any ideas 🙂